Three bills to curtail Bush war-making authority

joanna bujes joanna.bujes at sun.com
Sun Feb 23 20:26:48 PST 2003



>You may not know that there are three bills before Congress to repeal or
>modify the resolution of October 2002 giving President Bush the authority to
>use military force in Iraq. They are Senate Resolution 28, and House
>Resolutions 2 and 20. Senators Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer are
>cosponsors of S.RES.28 and Congresswoman Lynn Woolsey is a cosponsor of
>H.J.RES.20. For more information go to http://thomas.loc.gov/
>
>Please phone (Washington and locally) and e-mail our representatives and
>thank them for their stand against rushing into this unjustified war through
>legislative means.
>
>Urge each one to work with like-minded colleagues to pass these bills.
>
>Contacts:
>
>Sen. Dianne Feinstein: ph. (415)393-0707; fax. (415)393-0710; e-mail:
>www.senate.gov/-feinstein
>
>Sen. Barbara Boxer: ph. (415)403-0100; fax. (415)956-6701; e-mail:
>www.senate.gov/boxer
>
>Congresswoman Woolsey: ph. (415)507-9554; fax (415)507-9601; e-mail:
>www.lynn.woolsey at mail.house.gov
>
>Our elected representatives need to hear from constituents who believe that
>all diplomatic and peaceful means of disarming Saddam Hussein have not been
>exhausted, the international conditions of "just war" have not been met, the
>support of many of our traditional and long-term allies has been withheld,
>and Congress has not declared war per the requirements of the Constitution.
>
>In addition to contacting Sen. Feinstein, Sen. Boxer, and Congresswoman
>Woolsey, please send this message to your lists throughout California and
>the country. It is constituent voices that count the most.
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